1. Shiplap
What it usually means: Made up of two unrelated words that mean a large boat and the area above a person's knees.
What it means on Fixer Upper: Something every house in Texas has to have according to Chip and Jojo.
2. Barn door
What it usually means: The large door of a barn.
What it means on Fixer Upper: An old sliding wood door that is probably now your bathroom door if Joanna has anything to say about it.
3. Poster
What it usually means: A large printed picture used for decoration.
What it means on Fixer Upper: A massive house-sized picture that probably costs as much as the house itself.
4. Chip
What it usually means: A thin slice of food made crisp by being fried, baked, or dried and typically eaten as a snack.
What it means on Fixer Upper: Good with his hands, Joanna's other half, professional jokester, belly rubber, and occasional bug eater.
5. Crown
What it usually means: A long, narrow decorative piece of wood.
What it means on Fixer Upper: A "necessary" and expensive feature that no one will ever really notice.
6. Antique
What it usually means: An object such as a piece of furniture or work of art that has a high value because of its considerable age.
What it means on Fixer Upper: Something Joanna loves more than life itself.
7. Fixer-Upper
What it usually means: A house in need of repairs.
What it means on Fixer Upper: Something you never wanted to buy until you started watching this show.
8. Budget
What it usually means: An estimate of income and expenditure for a set period of time.
What it means on Fixer Upper: A monetary amount that will be affected when Joanna says "something went wrong" over speakerphone.
9. Belly
What it usually means: The stomach.
What it means on Fixer Upper: Chip's stomach, also known as the third star of this show.
10. Magnolia
What it usually means: Any shrub or tree of the genus Magnolia, having large, usually fragrant flowers.
What it means on Fixer Upper: Where you want to spend all your money.
11. Wall
What it usually means: A structure that divides two rooms.
What it means on Fixer Upper: Something Joanna wants to tear down.
12. Character
What it usually means: An individual's personality.
What it means on Fixer Upper: Something a piece of wood can have.
13. Texas
What it usually means: A state in the United States of America.
What it means on Fixer Upper: Home to the iconic city of Waco.
14. Stage
What it usually means: A raised platform.
What it means on Fixer Upper: Something Joanna creates that we only wish could stay forever.
15. Goals
What it usually means: Something you are trying to achieve.
What it means on Fixer Upper: Chip and Joanna.
